Overall the writing style and dialogue are really well done. You start to have a real sense of the characters by the end of the chapter too. While you do hint at some mystery with his experience at the war, at the very end of the chapter there is not much of a draw to keep reading. I don’t know if you can do more foreshadowing, but I think it would help to keep the reader interested.

I like how you went for anti-hero, they always seemed the most interesting to read about. Looking forward to seeing how it comes out!